Ensure that your WAN can handle the latest technologies with this must-have strategy guide If a Wide Area Network (WAN) isn't set up properly, it won't be able to meet the needs of the applications being used in the Local Area Network (LAN). And with the emergence of new technologies such as VPNs, multi-service networks, and the mobility of corporate users, the costs involved with running a WAN have changed dramatically. Written by an expert on WAN design, this book provides a comprehensive strategy for choosing the best technologies available for your WAN. It includes analysis of business requirements for WANs, end-user and service provider requirements, and the capabilities and tradeoffs of the available technologies. The book also covers the realities and limitations of QoS, security, multi-service networks, virtual networks, VPNs, multi-homing, roaming, and mobility.
For today’s shell-shocked individual investors, financial expert Charles B. Carlson offers hands-on advice on how to survive — and thrive — in a wildly fluctuating market. The economic recession of the past year, followed by the tragedy of September 11, sent a ripple of panic through investors in 2001. The market shed trillions of dollars in wealth, and hundreds of thousands of individual investors suffered substantial financial losses. The volatility we experienced last year was more than a fluke, argues investment expert Charles B. Carlson. With the ongoing changes in the economy, including changes in corporate reporting laws, instant availability of financial information, and the ability to buy and sell stocks with the touch of a keystroke, volatility is here to stay. But volatility isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, Carlson argues, if you know how to weather today stormy markets, investing in them can be very profitable. In The Smart Investor’s Survival Guide, Carlson shows investors how to make volatility work to their advantage. First, he argues, it is critical that investors match their investment style — growth, value, buy and hold — to the kinds of stocks they pick. For long-term investors, Carlson recommends that a portion of their portfolio be invested in what he calls the calm eye of the storm, “easy hold” stocks that have consistent, steady growth, and very low volatility. Even in the terrible market downturn of 2000, when the Nasdaq lost 39 percent of its value and stocks like Lucent and Cisco saw their share price drop by 80 percent or more, a number of investment sectors actually gained in value. The Dow Jones index, minus its technology stocks, broke even. In other words, even in the worst markets, not every stock or sector goes down. Through what he calls the nine essential laws of successful investing in a volatile market, Carlson reveals: • How to diversify the portfolios across stock sectors and investment vehicles • The critical importance of matching one’s investment style — value, growth, buy and hold — to the kinds of stocks one invests in • The importance of “easy hold” — no-brainer stocks — in a portfolio, stocks that will grow 10 to12 percent a year with minimal volatility. Written by one of the most trusted names in the financial community, The Smart Investor’s Survival Guide shows investors how to master today’s turbulent markets, and profit from them.
If you haven't worked with T1 before, you could be in for an unpleasant surprise. If you have, you'll already know that T1, the current network standard for business and professional Internet access, is neither efficient, easy to use, nor particularly well-suited to data transmission. T1: A Survival Guide, a practical, applied reference on T1 data transport, is a life raft for navigating the shoals of a 40-year-old technology originally designed for AT&T's voice network.Throughout T1's long life, network administrators have mainly learned it by apprenticeship, stumbling on troubleshooting tidbits and filing them away until they were needed again. This book brings together in one reference the information you need to set up, test, and troubleshoot T1.T1: A Survival Guide covers the following broad topics: What components are needed to build a T1 line, and how those components interact to transmit data effectively How to use standardized link layer protocols to adapt the T1 physical layer to work with data networks How to troubleshoot problems and work with the telephone company, equipment manufacturers, and Internet service providers In spite of its limitations, T1 is a proven, reliable technology that currently meets the need for medium-speed, high reliability Internet access by institutions of many sizes, and it's likely to be around for a while. T1: A Survival Guide will take the guesswork out of using T1 as a data transport.
If it's Tuesday, it must be Boston. If it's Thursday, it must be L.A. And if your life ever looks like this, then you understand how hard it is to get your work done while on-the-road, and also be in-touch with your family. While there are heaps of handy books and magazines which will help you tweak your Smartphone and speed up your laptop, this book offers a wider view; how to use tools, software, and services to streamline your life. This book is for the U.S. passport carrying mobile professional who travels often, telecommutes, or works from a virtual office and is seeking ways to become more productive and less stressed while working remotely. The real goal? To free you up -- so that you can spend more time doing the things you love with the people you love the most. (And make more money along the way.) visit www.roadwarriorguide.com
To become a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), you must learn the hundreds of IOS commands used by Cisco routers and switches. This handy reference from Cisco networking authority Todd Lammle is just what you need to master those commands. From a thorough introduction to Cisco's basic operating system to making the transition to IPv6, Todd Lammle walks you through hundreds of commands with short, to-the-point explanations and plenty of figures and real-world examples.
Ayub Shaikh is a renowned trainer, famous for having brought credibility, confidence and industry knowledge to over 5,000 IT recruitment consultants, HR professionals and resourcers through his training courses around the world.
Includes ebook and audio files download (hear the phrases in Thai), instructions on the website...More Than Just A Phrase Book! Speakeasy Thai not only has 100's of Thai phrases that you can use on a daily basis but is also full of tips on Thai culture, travelling and relationships. It's a must have for newbies and seasoned veterans alike! This is a great book, written with a sense of humour and obvious long term experience in Thailand...Bars, Go Go's, and Girls, Girls, Girls... Yes, what guide would be complete without a section on Thai night life. It's a jungle out there and you need every advantage that you can get, arm yourself with the knowledge gained from Speakeasy-Thai's sections on bars, go-go's and the top 10 misunderstandings that happen when you get started.
"A critical guide through the tangled thicket of hype, assumptions, and facts about Quality of Service in IP Networks." - Scott Bradner, Senior Consultant at Harvard and Transport Area Director, IETF The next wave of Internet services will include voice and video as well as data. Supporting this will be the next generation of multiservice network platforms. This technology guide provides a comprehensive examination of the tools used to construct multiservice Internet networks, and provides up-to-the-minute solutions that deliver accurate services. Detailing every part of this important topic, this book covers the latest in standards work, Quality of Service architectures, detailed evaluation of performance-tuning tools, and design guidelines for achieving optimum performance from Internet networks. With this book, you'll gain an unprecedented look at the key issues that arise when engineering Internet networks to deliver defined levels of performance and learn how to fully utilize the wide array of service performance tools that are available in current Internet networks. Networking Council Books put technology in perspective or decision-makers who need an implementation strategy, a vendor and outsourcing strategy, and a product and design strategy. Series advisors are three of the most influential leaders of the networking community: Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compboo ks/ Visit the Networking Council Web site at www.wiley.com/ networkingcouncil
